Though the character's eventual comic triumph is never in doubt, there are traumatic moments along the way, including an extraordinary, nightmarish drunk sequence that suggests the animators had early access to LSD.

Full Review | Sep 15, 2018

Perfection, thy name is Dumbo.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 21, 2011

Disney classic will still make you cry!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 22, 2010

Although Dumbo offers no startling innovations in animated cartooning, it is probably Disney's best all-round picture to date.

Full Review | Nov 3, 2009

It's one of Disney's most charming and perfectly proportioned films, uninflated by the cultural pretensions Uncle Walt was fond of slipping in.

Full Review | Sep 2, 2008

There's a pleasant little story, plenty of pathos mixed with the large doses of humor, a number of appealing new animal characters, lots of good music, and the usual Disney skillfulness in technique.

Full Review | Aug 28, 2008

Viewed in isolation, Dumbo feels like a practice feature film from animators whose only previous experience was short subjects.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Jun 7, 2006

In its scant 64-minute running time, the big top melodrama of Dumbo reduces me to a blubbering, mucus-drizzling wreck at least once with every viewing.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 6, 2006

One of the best of Disney's animated features.

Full Review | Jan 26, 2006

Indispensible.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 6, 2005

A film you will never forget.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | May 20, 2003